Singers including Ron Sexsmith and Raffi will perform at Nathan Phillips Square at 6 p.m. today to honour Layton. A private family ceremony will take place in the Necropolis Cemetery, where Layton was laid to rest.

by edtbox8/22/2012 10:43:36 AM

A middle-aged man was struck by a vehicle at Richmond St. W. and John St. around 7 a.m. Wednesday.

The victim, estimated between 40 and 50 years old, was rushed to hospital after he was struck by a vehicle, Emergency Medical Services said.

The victim only suffered minor injuries, EMS said.

Police officers closed off the busy downtown intersection to investigate the accident.

by edtbox8/22/2012 11:29:44 AM

A 43-year-old Stouffville man is dead after he was was pinned against a building by a van in Brampton Wednesday morning.

Police responded to the incident on Auction Ln., near Goreway Dr. and Queen St. E. just after 10 a.m.

Const. Eric Cooper says it is not known at this point what happened before the fatal accident. The Major Collisions Bureau is doing "extensive" investigation, she said.

The Victim, who was pronounced dead on the scene, was likely a customer at the vehicle auction building, Cooper said.

by edtbox8/22/2012 2:26:00 PM

A 46 year-old man has been rushed to a truama centre via air ambulance from the scene of a serious crash near Steeles Ave. E. and Tapscott Rd., where the victim was trapped inside a vehicle.

Both eastbound and westbound lanes of Steeles Ave. E. are closed at the intersection east of Markham Rd. after an accident just after 8 a.m.

Police said an Acura was travelling northbound on Tapscott Rd. before it made a left turn at Steeles Ave. E. and collided with a Ford travelling east on the passing lane of east of Steeles Ave. E.

An ORNGE spokesperson said the victim has been transported to Sunnbrook hospital with serious injuries.

EMS transported two other patients to hospital for minor injuries.

Police are talking to witnesses as the investigation continues. The intersection will likely be closed for the next couple hours, police said.

53 Steeles East buses are diverting both ways due to the collision.

by edtbox edited by Toronto Star8/22/2012 3:09:01 PM

York Regional Police are asking witnesses to come forward after a serious collision left a 49-year-old motorcyclist with serious injuries in Whitchurch-Stouffville on Tuesday.'

At 1:30 p.m., police say a white GMC dump truck was traveling south on Warden Ave., south of Bloomington Rd. before it made a left turn in front of a black Hyosung motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, who is from Barrie, was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The 69-year-old driver of the dump truck was unharmed.

Police say they are looking for information from witnesses that would help their investigation. Anyone with who saw the collision is asked to call the Collision Investigation Unit at 1-866-876-5423.

by edtbox8/22/2012 5:10:24 PM

Halton police say an act of arson maybe behind a fire that engulfed a car in Burlington Tuesday.

Police responded to an address on Longmeadow Dr., near Guelph Line and Upper Middle Rd., just before 2 p.m.

An unknown accelerator lit the car up in fire, police said, adding they suspect the blaze was started deliberately.

There were no injuries as a result of the fire. The damage to property is estimated at $15,000.

Police don’t have suspects at this time as the 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau continues to investigate. They are asking anyone with information to contact them at contact at 905-825-4747, Ext. 2305.

by edtbox8/22/2012 6:30:31 PM

A former Halton region teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation charges Wednesday for crimes Peel police allege she committed between 2005 and 2010.

Carol Shepherd, 48, of Burlington is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation.

Shepherd was an instructor with Halton District School Board at the time of the incident, police said. She worked as a teacher with the board until June.Police said they do not suspect there are further victims.

Halton District School Board confirmed Shepherd resigned in June but declined to say why.

The board also did not immediately release the name of the school Shepherd taught at.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Det. Const. Charlotte Zarowny at 905-465-8979, or an investigator in the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Bureau at 905-465-8970.

by edtbox8/22/2012 7:01:41 PM

If only Terroni restaurant was a drive-thru, what happened during lunch at the downtown Italian eatery Wednesday afternoon would have made more sense.

But patrons were caught off-guard when a truck drove into the patio of the restaurant, located near Church St. and Adelaide St. E., just before 2 p.m.

Only minor injuries were sustained as a result of the crash.

Police did not immediately release the cause of the crash and other details as they continue to investigate.

by edtbox8/22/2012 7:29:47 PM

A man was rushed to hospital Wednesday afternoon with serious injuries after he was impaled by a piece of wood in an industrial accident in the city's west-end.

The man was reportedly using an unspecified carpentry tool when a piece of wood shot out like a rocket, lancing him in the torso.

He was conscious and breathing when he was transported to hospital at about 2 p.m., EMS officials said.

The incident happened in the Junction area at Dupont and Dundas Sts.

by edtbox8/22/2012 9:04:23 PM

A 24-year-old man wanted in connection with numerous robberies and car thefts in the GTA was arrested by Toronto Police Tuesday after a dramatic takedown on The Queensway near Park Lawn Rd. ensued.

The suspect was attempting to flee the scene of an alleged robbery in Etobicoke when the stolen vehicle he was using failed to start.

Armed with a knife, he ran away on foot. He then approached two separate cars with female occupants in an apparent carjacking attempt.

When that failed, the suspect moved on to a third vehicle. He grabbed the arm of the male driver and demanded his car.

Police arrived and he was arrested at gunpoint.

Taqi Hayder, 24, of no fixed address, was charged with seven offences, including 11 counts of robbery, eight counts of possession of a dangerous weapon and nine counts of failure to comply with probation.